Title The lady and her monsters : a tale of dissections, real-life Dr. Frankensteins, and the creation of Mary Shelley's masterpiece / Roseanne Montillo

Publisher

New York : Willam Morrow, c2013

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Edition	1st edition
Phys Descr	322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary	"A ... blend of literary history, lore, and early scientific exploration that traces the origins of the greatest horror story of all time"--Dust jacket flap
	Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein
Note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-310) and index
Contents	The spark of life -- Waking the dead -- Making monsters -- A meeting of two minds -- Eloping to the mainland -- My hideous progeny -- Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus -- The anatomy act -- A sea change
Subject	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Friends and associates
	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein
	Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
	Dissection -- History -- 19th century
	Human anatomy -- History -- 19th century
OCLC #	794838464
ISBN #	9780062025814
	0062025813